ViVo card woes - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Prince · 05-09-2006, 08:30 PM

I used to use a Radeon 9000 64mb ViVo as my gfx card, mainly because one needs a gfx card, and I also needed the capturing feature. It worked well, but try and play games with that. Nuh uh.

So, Wallyworld had a nice deal so I went and got a GeForce FX5500, and I've to admit it's nice. Very nice.

However, herein lies the problem. When I purchased the FX5500, I figured I wasn't going to need the vivo features of the Radeon card anymore. Turns out, I was wrong.

Both the Radeon and the FX use the AGP slot, so here's what I want to do, but after spending hours on Google I still can't find what I am looking for...

I need a ViVo card, which

* is PCI, not AGP or PCI-Express
* has at least 64 DDR MB VRAM
* must support both NTSC and PAL streams
* has hardware-based encoding
* has a composite (RCA) video-in port
* is within the 1-120 dollar price range

I've had enormous trouble with SVHS, so I prefer composite. PAL has to be supported because I do a LOT of capturing from PAL sources and authoring the material into NTSC.

However, ViVo cards can be extremely tricky. There are great differences in how they perform. The Radeon 9000 I had, ( and just had to put back in the AGP slot and put the FX5500 on the shelf >.< ) performed really well, only wish I could find that or an upgrade for the PCI.

Alas, everything seems to be for PCI-E or AGP nowadays. I want a good cheap-o ViVo for the PCI so that the FX5500 can sit in the AGP slot.

I originally paid $80 for the Radeon, so I am not looking to spend a lot on yet another ViVo card... Especially since I don't need it to be cutting edge.

Anyways if anyone comes across or knows of a card that has specs like these, please let me know.

Plaid13 · 05-10-2006, 10:02 PM

hum well you dont need to get a vivo video card you can simply get a video capture card for the pci slot while using the normal video card for looking at all the purdy colors. new egg video capture card search for pci slot

Newegg.com has lots of video capture cards that will capture video tune in tv channels have a video in and out and some even have a remote control if you want that kinda lazy.

asudevil83 · 05-14-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Plaid13

hum well you dont need to get a vivo video card you can simply get a video capture card for the pci slot while using the normal video card for looking at all the purdy colors. new egg video capture card search for pci slot

Newegg.com has lots of video capture cards that will capture video tune in tv channels have a video in and out and some even have a remote control if you want that kinda lazy.

agreed. also check zipzoomfly. you might be able to find something there and save a little bit of money.

05-09-2006, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	ViVo card woes I used to use a Radeon 9000 64mb ViVo as my gfx card, mainly because one needs a gfx card, and I also needed the capturing feature. It worked well, but try and play games with that. Nuh uh. So, Wallyworld had a nice deal so I went and got a GeForce FX5500, and I've to admit it's nice. Very nice. However, herein lies the problem. When I purchased the FX5500, I figured I wasn't going to need the vivo features of the Radeon card anymore. Turns out, I was wrong. Both the Radeon and the FX use the AGP slot, so here's what I want to do, but after spending hours on Google I still can't find what I am looking for... I need a ViVo card, which * is PCI, not AGP or PCI-Express * has at least 64 DDR MB VRAM * must support both NTSC and PAL streams * has hardware-based encoding * has a composite (RCA) video-in port * is within the 1-120 dollar price range I've had enormous trouble with SVHS, so I prefer composite. PAL has to be supported because I do a LOT of capturing from PAL sources and authoring the material into NTSC. However, ViVo cards can be extremely tricky. There are great differences in how they perform. The Radeon 9000 I had, ( and just had to put back in the AGP slot and put the FX5500 on the shelf >.< ) performed really well, only wish I could find that or an upgrade for the PCI. Alas, everything seems to be for PCI-E or AGP nowadays. I want a good cheap-o ViVo for the PCI so that the FX5500 can sit in the AGP slot. I originally paid $80 for the Radeon, so I am not looking to spend a lot on yet another ViVo card... Especially since I don't need it to be cutting edge. Anyways if anyone comes across or knows of a card that has specs like these, please let me know. __________________ Who is John Galt?

05-10-2006, 10:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	hum well you dont need to get a vivo video card you can simply get a video capture card for the pci slot while using the normal video card for looking at all the purdy colors. new egg video capture card search for pci slot Newegg.com has lots of video capture cards that will capture video tune in tv channels have a video in and out and some even have a remote control if you want that kinda lazy.